Kelly Britten

Nicknames: Kel, kbritt, kelbrit, grandma, Winnie
Hometown: Dundas, Ontario
Age: 26
Years Skating: 23
Years Skating Synchro: 14
Years on NEXXICE Senior: 7
Favourite Element: No Hold
Favourite ‘Anne’ Skill: Spiralling EdgesFavourite Competition: Nationals, WorldsFavourite Skater: Kurt Browning
Ambitions: To go back to school and continue to share my love of skatingFavourite Program: Rhapsody in Blue (skated)Interesting Fact: I have worked at McDonald’s since I was 15 years old
Favourite Quote: “We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided” -Albus Dumbledore

Courtney McNaughton

Nicknames: Court, Squirt, Shorty, Cordelia
Hometown: Ilderton, Ontario
Age: 19
Years Skating: 15
Years Skating Synchro: 13
Years on NEXXICE Senior: 3
Favourite Element: No Hold, Creative
Favourite ‘Anne’ Skill: Janet, Speed SkaterFavourite Competition: WorldsFavourite Skater: Sheri Moir, Tessa & Scott
Ambitions: Graduate from university and stay involved in the sportFavourite Program: The Widow (skated), Carmen (watched)Interesting Fact: Country girl but not as country as Celina
Favourite Quote: “Sometimes life is about risking everything for a dream no one can see but you”

Nadine Banholzer

Nicknames: Swiss, Nora
Hometown: Bern, Switzerland
Age: 22
Years Skating: 18
Years Skating Synchro: 14
Years on NEXXICE Senior: 2
Favourite Element: No Hold, Pivot Block
Favourite ‘Anne’ Skill: JanetFavourite Competition: Worlds, French CupAmbitions: To become the best skater I can be / Living my life to the fullestInteresting Fact: I’m scared of fishOne Thing on My Bucket List: Got to a music festival
Favourite Quote: “If you can’t stop thinking about it, it’s probably worth going after! In the end we only regret the chances we didn’t take!”

Aurora Ylppö

Nicknames: Roro, Ro, Audrey
Hometown: Helsinki, Finland
Age: 20
Years Skating: 16
Years Skating Synchro: 13
Years on NEXXICE Senior: 2
Favourite Element: No Hold
Favourite ‘Anne’ Skill: JanetFavourite Competition: WorldsFavourite Skater: Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir
Ambitions: To become the best skater I can be and to become a doctorFavourite Program: The WidowFavourite Quote: “Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations”

Ariana Gould-Tasoojy

Nicknames: Ari
Hometown: Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Age: 19
Years Skating: 15
Years Skating Synchro: 12
Years on NEXXICE Senior: 2
Favourite Element: Field Moves, Wheel
Favourite ‘Anne’ Skill: TheatreFavourite Competition: WorldsFavourite Skater: Carla Coveart, Samantha Defino, Kristen Loritz
Ambitions: Contribute to the growth and development of synchronized skating, complete my university degree, and pursue a career that I am passionate about.Favourite Program: Fix You (watched), Mud (Watched), Sleeping Beauty (skated), Got Your Number (Skated)
Interesting Fact: My grandfather was originally from Canada and grew up in Hamilton, Ontario, before he moved to the U.S.Favourite Quote: “Ask not what your team can do for you – ask what you can do for your team”

Megan MacLellan

Nickname: Megs, sneakz, Meggo, Melinda
Hometown: Riverview, New Brunswick
Age: 22
Years Skating: 19
Years Skating Synchro: 11
Years on NEXXICE Senior: 2
Favourite Element: Field Moves
Favourite Anne Skill: Circle Cycle, Soul Surfer
Favourite Competition: Winterfest
Favourite Skaters: Steph Dobson, Elizabeth Landers
Ambitions: Go to grad school for social work, stay involved in the sport for as long as possible.
Favourite Synchro Program: Mud (watched), Once (skated), Miss Saigon (skated)
Interesting fact: I rode a camel once when I was 10.
One thing on my bucket list: To see the Northern Lights.
Favourite quote: “The secret of change is to focus your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” -Dan Millman

Micayla Shantz

Nickname: Mic, Micky, Miclynn, Mabel
Hometown: Drayton, Ontario
Age: 22
Years Skating: 17
Years Skating Synchro: 12
Years on NEXXICE Senior: 1
Favourite Element: Field Moves, No Holds
Favourite Anne Skill: Samba, Ally’s, Michael
Favourite Competition: Canadians
Favourite Skaters: Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir
Ambitions: Graduate university, go to grad school, medal at worlds, be the best skater I can be, and travel as much as possible
Favourite Synchro Program: A drop that contained the sea (skated), Mud (watched)
Interesting fact: I skated on the intermediate team last year
One thing on my bucket list: Go to Ireland
Favourite quote: “In any given moment we have two options: to step forward into growth or step back into safety” – Abraham Maslow